Paulo Cavalcanti wrote:
>>> On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 8:05 PM, Mario Limonciello
> <mario.mailing at gmail.com <mailto:mario.mailing at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Alexander Petkov wrote:
> > Qute:
> > ================
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am having problems to make mythtv work with kernel 2.6.25
> (Fedora 8).
> >
> > The problem seems to be my capture card, a Prolink Pixelview.
> >
> > Myth starts just fine, but the first time I choose LiveTV,
> > mythfrontend becomes unresponsive. If I press 'esc' to go back,
> > it takes 30 seg to return to the main menu, and I have to kill the
> frontend.
> >
> > After that, mythbackend can not be restarted or killed (there is a
> defunct
> > myth process running).
> > If I reboot the computer, the partitions are busy (can not be
> unmounted
> > cleanly).
> >
> > Going back to kernel 2.6.24, everything works just fine. I have
> been using
> > this card for years
> > with myth just fine. I can also play TV using mplayer without any
> issue on
> > kernel 2.6.25. <http://2.6.25.>
> > Therefore, the problem seems to be really the interaction between
> mythtv and
> > my card.
> > ==============
> > End quote
> >
> >
> > I am experiencing the very same symptoms after upgrading to kernel
> 2.6.25. <http://2.6.25.>
> > Initally, I get the "Strange error flushing buffer" mesage. Afterwards
> > I cannot restart the backend. I m using an Avertv and hauppage bttv
> > cards. Going back to kernel 2.6.24 brings things back to a working
> > mythtv system.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Alex
> > _______________________________________________
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> > mythtv-users at mythtv.org <mailto:mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users> There was a similar issue in a patch related to scheduling on
> Ubuntu's 2.6.24. <http://2.6.24.>
> In between ABI bumps from 2.6.24-16 to 2.6.24-17 it got resolved by
> pulling a patch.
>> I suspect the scheduler for 2.6.25 was pulled into Ubuntu, and then
> when there
> was a realization that it was broke, then the patch was added.
>>>> Mario,
>> can you point me this patch?
>> I would be willing to try it.
>> Thanks.
>> --
> Paulo Roma Cavalcanti
> LCG - UFRJ
Paulo:
There are a few relevant patches I believe, but the biggest thing is make sure
that you are turning on CONFIG_FAIR_CGROUP_SCHED.
--
Mario Limonciello
mario.mailing at gmail.com
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